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{{Newspaperbox  
{{Newspaperbox  
|Title= Secret of the Sargasso
|Title= Secret of the Sargasso
|image=  
|image= [[Image:md-1959-12-28.png|400 px]]
|Start= December 28, 1959
|Start= December 28, 1959
|End= March 19, 1960
|End= March 19, 1960
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|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[Mystery at the Bar T Ranch]]"
|Preceded= "[[Shirlana]]"
|Followed= "[[The Beauty Collector]]"
|Followed= "[[Spooks]]"
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|}}
'''"Secret of the Sargasso"''' is the 105th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"Secret of the Sargasso"''' is the 105th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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On a trip aboard a yacht our friends arrives the Sargasso Sea. 1000 miles from land the yacht prop fouls on a cable. When Mandrake dives down he sees a skindiver, who shoots and runs.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Captain, on the yacht.
*Lucky Loopy, ex-rackets king.
*"Cookie", a dynamiter and cook.
*Vonn, a financier and billionaire swindler.
*Putchy, tried to knock off a king.
*La Trin
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*The Sargasso Sea
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S.[[Argos]]
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 26, 1959 (Next Week: Secret of the Sargasso) and December 28, 1959 (Beginning tomorrow: Secret of the Sargasso).
 
===Referenced in===


== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Photo-type-37.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
Mandrake047rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
ΒΕΛΟΣ-18.jpg|[[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece
ΒΕΛΟΣ-19.jpg|[[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece
ΒΕΛΟΣ-20.jpg|[[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece
ΒΕΛΟΣ-21.jpg|[[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece
Super Albo 008.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Miller-mtm-16.jpg|[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"no title", [[Mandrake el mago 16 (Edmal)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #16]] (1961)
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake the Magician 14 (Young's Merchandising)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #14]] (1962 <small>(?)</small>)
*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake the Magician 37 (Photo-Type Press)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #37]] (1965 <small>(?)</small>)
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Mistério do Mar de Sargaços", [[Mandrake 47 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #47]] (1960)
*"Mistério no Fundo do Mar", [[Mandrake 304 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #304]] (1981)
=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Sargassohavets hemmelighed", [[Fantomet 216|''Fantomet'' #216]] (1983)
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Sargassomeren salaisuus", [[Mustanaamio 6/1980|''Mustanaamio'' #6]] and [[Mustanaamio 8/1980| #8]] (1980)
*"Sargassomeren salaisuus", [[Sarjakirja 120|''Sarjakirja'' #120]] (1987)
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"no title given, [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961'']]  (2012)
=== [[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece ===
*"Στην Θάλασσα Των Σαργασσών", [[ΒΕΛΟΣ 18|''ΒΕΛΟΣ'' #18]], [[ΒΕΛΟΣ 19| #19]], [[ΒΕΛΟΣ 20| #20]], [[ΒΕΛΟΣ 21| #21]], [[ΒΕΛΟΣ 22| #22]], [[ΒΕΛΟΣ 23| #23]], [[ΒΕΛΟΣ 24| #24]], [[ΒΕΛΟΣ 25| #25]], [[ΒΕΛΟΣ 26| #26]] and [[ΒΕΛΟΣ 27| #27]] (1968)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Mistero nel mare dei Sargassi", [[Super Albo 8 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #8]] (1962)
*"Mistero nel mare dei Sargassi", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 158|''Mandrake'' #158]] (1970)
*"Mistero nel mar dei Sargassi", [[New Comics Now 70|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #70]] (1982)
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Sargassohavets Hemmelighet", [[Fantomet 18/1981|''Fantomet'' #18]] (1981)
*"Sargassohavets hemmelighet", [[Serie-pocket 127 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #127]] (1987)
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Los peces humanos", [[Novelas Gráficas presenta en su serie Amarilla 22|''Serie Amarilla'' #22]] (1959)
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Sargassohavets hemlighet" , [[Serie-pressen 17/1972|''Serie-pressen'' #17]] (1972)
*"Sargassohavets hemlighet", [[Fantomen 26/1979|''Fantomen'' #26]] (1979)
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"The Secret of the Sargasso", [[Mandrake the Magician 16 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #16]] (1961)
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Tajna Sargaskog mora", [[Super EKS Almanah 85|''Super EKS Almanah'' #85]] (1987)


[[Category:Daily stories|Secret of the Sargasso]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Secret of the Sargasso]]

Latest revision as of 13:44, 22 April 2023

Secret of the Sargasso
Md-1959-12-28.png
Start date: December 28, 1959
End date: March 19, 1960
# of strips: 72 (12 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Shirlana"
Followed by: "Spooks"

"Secret of the Sargasso" is the 105th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

On a trip aboard a yacht our friends arrives the Sargasso Sea. 1000 miles from land the yacht prop fouls on a cable. When Mandrake dives down he sees a skindiver, who shoots and runs.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Captain, on the yacht.
  • Lucky Loopy, ex-rackets king.
  • "Cookie", a dynamiter and cook.
  • Vonn, a financier and billionaire swindler.
  • Putchy, tried to knock off a king.
  • La Trin

Locations

  • The Sargasso Sea

Vehicles


Behind the scenes

  • The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 26, 1959 (Next Week: Secret of the Sargasso) and December 28, 1959 (Beginning tomorrow: Secret of the Sargasso).

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini argentina.gif Argentina

Mini australia.gif Australia

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini denmark.gif Denmark

Mini finland.gif Finland

Mini france.gif France

Mini greece.png Greece

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini norway.gif Norway

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini uk.gif United Kingdom

Mini yugoslavia.png Yugoslavia